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The public is invited to two meetings with photographer David T. Hanson that will focus on the impacts of Puget Sound Energy’s Colstrip Power Plant near Billings, Mont. The meetings will be at 7 p.m.: Wednesday, Dec. 5, Bellevue Art Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E. Friday, Dec. 7, Islandwood Conference Center, 4450 Blakely Ave, N.E., […]
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It’s winter, and when your furnace conks out, it’s a big deal. It’s important for consumers to be vigilant because some companies may take advantage of the fact that you’re cold and tired. After receiving complaints about Sumner-based Dick’s Heating and Air Conditioning, a state investigation found the company failed to get consumers’ permission before […]
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Puget Sound Energy’s Colstrip Power Plant is a dirty old coal plant, one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the nation, Anne Hedges, chief lobbyist for the Montana Environmental Information Center, said today on KUOW’s Weekday program hosted by Steve Scher. Hedges thinks it’s time to get off this dirty coal source, sighting […]
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